SELECT GENERAL LIST OP VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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BEANS, FRENCH or KIDNEY. 
DARK DUN oil LIVER.-COLOURED, long-podded ; an abundant cropper 
EULHER'S FORCING, an excellent variety 
NEGRO LONG-PODDED, best for general crop, veiy productive . . . . 
N EW INGTON WONDER, for early forcing 
OSBORN’S FORCING, the best for early forcing 
PALE DUN on CREAM-COLOURED, early and prolific, excellent for general crop ' 
SION HOUSE, suitable for out-door culture or early forcing 
.SPECKLED PURPLE 
SPECKLED RED . 
good summer cropping varieties 
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For open ground crops sow in frames in March, to he transplanted on a warm border about the end of 
April j sow again from the beginning of May to the end of June for succession. The situation shotild 
be open, not crowded by other crops or under trees, the soil a free-working loam, moderately manured ; 
the drills should be not less than 2 feel apart, 2 inches deep, and Beans placed at regular dist'isices 
not exceeding 4 io 6 inches. 
BEET. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
DARK RED EGYPTIAN TURNIP, rich dark red 10 
DWARF BLACK-LEAVED, excellent for decoration or culinary purposes . . . .10 
GIMMICK’S DWARF GREEN-TOP, foliage green, very dwarf . . . per pkt.. Is. 
DWARF CRIMSON, deep blood red, e.xcellent 10 
FRISBY’S EXCELSIOR (new), vide page 37 per pkt., Is. Gif. 
PINE-APPLE, COMPACT-TOP, a very superior variety ; fine dark crimson flesh . . .09 
SELECTED DWARF DARK CRIMSON, well-known and greatly esteemed . . . .10 
SPINACH BEET (Orcen or White), an excellent substitute for Spinach 0 8 
SILVER, IMPROVED, OR SEA KALE BEET, the heart and mid-rib used as Sea Kale . .08 
To grow th is highly esteemed vegetable to perfection, select in autumn a plot of deep rich sandy ground 
not recently manured, trench to the depth 18 inches, placing a layer of manure at the bottom of the 
trench to attract the downward growth of the roots. Early in May draw drills 2 feet apart, and IJ to 
2 inches deep, and drop the seed at regular distances of 2 or Z inches, covet with fine soil, and beat it 
dotenupon the seed with the back of the spade. When the plants have attained three or four leaves, 
thin out gradually till they stand 8 or 9 inches apart. 
BORECOLE or KALE. 
Per oz.— s. d. 
ASPARAGUS OR BUDA, very hardy, sweet, and well flavoured 0 8 
COTTAGERS’ KALE. The tall stem of this hardy and robust variety is surrounded by 
innumerable quantities of sprouts throughout the winter, of excellent flavour . . .09 
DWARF GREEN CURLED or SCOTCH, one of the most hardy and useful vegetables grown 0 9 
.lERUSALEM, very hardy and productive, tender and delicious 0 G 
SCOTCH CABBAGING or HEARTING, very hardy 0 8 
TALL GREEN CURLED, similar to Ewarf Green Curled, but of taller growth . . .08 
VARIEGATED OR GARNISHING 0 6 
VARIEGATED, 'TRIPLE CURLED, extra curled and variegated . . . per pkt.. Gif. 
Two sowings may be made, the first early in March, the second any time during April, in prepared 
beds, from which they may either be transplanted into nursery beds, err wherever they are intended to be 
grenon ; by the former method, stronger plants will be obtained, and most kinds can be planted out as 
late as August. 
BROOOLI. 
For Use in October, November, and Decesiber. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
EARLY PURPLE CAPE, close medium-size heads . .16 
EARLY WHITE CAPE ('Oi'iMisfc’s^, an e.xcellent variety .... per pkt.. Gif. 2 0 
WALCHEREN, the best and most useful Brocoli grown ; when sown at intervals of three 
weeks from March to July, fine heads may be cut till December 
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